Mint copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for $100,150 at auction
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A mint condition original copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES has sold for a whopping $100,150 at an auction, making it one of the most expensive games ever sold.
According to Heritage Auctions (which ran the auction), the NES game “set a world record for a graded game,” so it may not be the outright most expensive ever — just the most expensive copy that’s had its condition professionally graded and certified. That outsized price tag also is the reason that the copy was bought by a group of collectors, who’ll share ownership of the game.
Almost as interesting as the price is the actual game, though, which looks practically preserved in amber from when it was released in 1985. The particularly…
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